Amendment to the list of migratory species under section 209 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (18/6/2015) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Amendment to the list of migratory species under section 209 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

I, GREG HUNT, Minister for the Environment, pursuant to section 209(6) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby amend the list referred to in section 209 of that Act by updating the names of the following listed migratory species:

Actitus hypoleucos Common Sandpiper to Actitis hypoleucos

Calidris alba (Crocethia alba) Sanderling to Calidris alba

Cuculus saturatus to Cuculus optatus

Charadrius veredus (Charadrius asiaticus veredus) Oriental Plover to Charadrius veredus

Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern to Chlidonias leucopterus

Heteroscelus brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler to Tringa brevipes

Hirundo daurica to Cecropis daurica

Hydroprogne caspia (Sterna caspia) Caspian Tern to Hydroprogne caspia

Pluvialis fulva Lesser Golden Plover to Pluvialis fulva

Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger to Stercorarius longicaudus

Sterna albifrons to Sternula albifrons

Sterna anaethetus to Onychoprion anaethetus

Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern to Sterna dougallii

Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper to Xenus cinereus

This instrument will commence on 30 June 2015.

……………………………………………Greg Hunt…………………………………………..

Minister for the Environment

Dated this………18th………………..day of …………June…………………….2015